TT to host Caricom heads next week

The following is an address on the Thirty-fourth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM which was made by acting Minister of Communications, the Honourable Anil Roberts at the weekly post-Cabinet news conference which was held at the Office of the...
Posted On 27 Jun 2013
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Roundtable member pulls out

A clash of views at the meeting of the Roundtable movement has led to the resignation of Independent Councillor Member Darren McLeod. Reports state McLeod walked out the groups’ meeting last evening stating that the Roundtable meeting had a bias to the Opposition People’s...
Posted On 27 Jun 2013
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AG tells of PNM’s conflict with DPP

A solid PNM history of conflict with the DPP and other independent offices. That was Attorney General Anand Ramlogan’s pronouncement yesterday as he reiterated the 2006-2007 war of words which exploded, via letter between former PNM Attorney General John Jeremie and former...
Posted On 26 Jun 2013
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PM Hands Over Electronic Devices to Police

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has handed over some of her electronic devices to the police. This is in regard to the investigation into the Section 34 emails which were raised in Parliament by Opposition Leader, Dr. Keith Rowley, and alleged wrongdoing on the part of the...
Posted On 25 Jun 2013
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AG questions democracy under the PNM

Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has pelted back at the Opposition PNM with its own motion: Commitment to Democracy. During his contribution in the Senate on Tuesday, AG Ramlogan accused the Opposition of systematically dismantling the Constitutional independent institutions of...
Posted On 25 Jun 2013
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PM, Opposition Leader’s Twitter accounts in active exchange on Monday

Politcal banter found a new forum on Monday evening as the official Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar (@PMKamla) and Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley (@DrKeithRowley) traded words during the UNC’s Monday Night Forum. The Prime Minister’s...
Posted On 25 Jun 2013
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HIGHLY IMPROPER

THE COUNCIL of the Law Association yesterday condemned as “wrong and highly improper” the meeting between Integrity Commission chairman Ken Gordon and Opposition and PNM political leader Dr Keith Rowley at Gordon’s private residence on May 15 in the absence of the Commission...
Posted On 25 Jun 2013
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Prove you revealed meeting with Gordon

Anand vows to return $12,000, challenges Rowley: Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday said he was willing to return the $12,000 cheque paid to him by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley, once Rowley proved he disclosed the meeting with Integrity Commission chairman Ken Gordon...
Posted On 25 Jun 2013
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UNC candidate by Friday

Former government minister Jack Warner will know by Friday whether he is the chosen United National Congress (UNC) candidate to contest the July 29 Chaguanas West by-election. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, speaking at the UNC’s Monday night forum at Munroe Road Hindu...
Posted On 25 Jun 2013
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Keeping the real issue clear

Only in Trinidad and Tobago, office holders in public life act as though they could be two persons at the same time. They must remember that once you hold public office, your duty is to uphold your portfolio at all times. One of the most important offices in this country is that...
Posted On 24 Jun 2013
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